Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

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Birds

The world's smallest sandpiper, working the upper mud edge on yellow-green legs.

Field facts
HabitatMudflats, wet field edges
RangeStatewide on migration
When to lookApril to May; July to September
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSemipalmated sandpiper — black legs

Field note: It weighs about as much as a slice of bread.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Use a scope. Peeps run rather than fly and are easily pushed off food.

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